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XLV Express DVB TV Gateway
Quick Guide: Installation, Tuning, and Streaming
Document Revision: 3.0

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  • Page 1 XLV Express DVB TV Gateway Quick Guide: Installation, Tuning, and Streaming Document Revision: 3.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1 INTRODUCTION ........................2 2 INSTALLATION AND SETUP ..................... 3 ....................... 3 ARDWARE ESCRIPTION ..........................3 ANELS XLV E -4134 R ......................ANEL ....................5 XLV E -4144 & 4174 R ANEL 3 CONNECTING XLV EX TO YOUR HOME NETWORK ..............6 ........................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1 Introduction VBox is proud to introduce you to the XLV Ex TV Gateway family. This family of products allows you to receive DVB-S2 and DVB-T/T2/C/ISDBT/ATSC transmitted television channels and data broadcasts and to share them with Computers, LPCs, IP-STB and any device connected to the LAN. This Quick Guide is intended to instruct you on the basic steps required to install the device, tune it to a DVB-S/S2 transponder or DVB-T/T2/C/ISDBT/ATSC channel, and to configure the streaming operation.

  • Page 4: Installation And Setup

    2 Installation and Setup Hardware Description XLV Ex- Front Panel Item Description Power LED– indicates whether the system is ready:  Orange–indicates the system is connected to electricity but is still in the process of being started.  Green– indicates the XLV device is ready for use. STATE LEDs –...

  • Page 5: Xlv Ex 4134 -Rear Panel

    2.3 XLV Ex-4134 Unicable Sanrio Rear Panel The XLV Ex-4134 S2 model includes 4 active RF connectors: The 4 Tuner can be set independently or as Unicable/SCR Each one for can be connected to independent satellite feed. Or operating mode of Unicable/SCR when one RF connector feed for all tuners. XLV Ex 4134 -Rear Panel XLV Ex...

  • Page 6: Xlv Ex -4144 & 4174 Rear Panel

    2.4 XLV Ex -4144 & 4174 Rear Panel- The XLV-4144/74 model includes 1 active RF connectors that feeds 4 tuners XLV Ex-4144/74 Sanrio Rear Panel Ex-4144/74 operating when connector feed tuners. XLV Ex ConnectorXTi Unicable ‫האם מותאם‬ ‫ל‬XLV? Tuner Tuner Tuner Tuner Tuner 1...

  • Page 7: Connecting Xlv Ex To Your Home Network

    3 Connecting XLV Ex to your Home Network 3.1 Package Contents Your package includes the following items:  The XLV VBox TV Gateway device you have chosen  Power adapter  LAN cable  HDMI cable  Bluetooth Voice Remote Control 3.2 Additional Required Equipment To install the XLV Ex unit you need the following items in addition to the accessories provided: Satellite dish + coaxial cable with “F”...

  • Page 8: Configuring Your Router And Pc To Use The Upnp Protocol

    hardware is ready, your next step is Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol, as explained in the following section. 3.4 Configuring your Router and PC to Use the UPnP Protocol To configure the XLV Ex TV Gateway device using software, you are first required to enable the UPnP protocol.
  • Page 9 Windows 7 – go to Network > Media Devices, right click VBox TV Gateway (vbox_xxxx) and select View device webpage from the context menu. Figure 2: Windows 7 – Network Media Devices showing VBox TV Gateway NOTE: The XTV Ex device’s default name is VBox XLVe TV Gateway (vbox_xxxx), where “xxxx” is the product’s number.
  • Page 10 6. Click Open Web page button. When prompted for the login and password, input “webadmin” for both. The following screen displays Figure 4. System Network Status- It is also possible to get the XLV Ex IP-adress via the router by looking at the list of the devices that are connect to the Router 7.

  • Page 11: Changing The Ethernet Configuration Using The Html Interface

    Figure 5. System Network Status 3.6 Changing the Ethernet configuration using the HTML Interface And Incorporating the XLV Ex into your Network To change the Ethernet interface configuration using the HTML interface: 1. Select the option. The following screen displays. SYSTEM/NETWORK/Update - 10 -...
  • Page 12 Figure 6: System Network Update 2. If your local network administrator instructs you to use DHCP, select the ‘DHCP’ radio button. If you have been assigned a confeger DHCP or static IP address: select the ‘Static’ or DHCP radio button and input the IP address, subnet mask and Default Gateway (optional) This screen is the default entry to the HTML interface.
  • Page 13 Figure 7. Modify Network Configuration 3. Click the C button to validate the changes. The following screen displays HANGE ETWORK ETTINGS Figure 8. Activate Network Settings - 12 -...

  • Page 14: Change Password

    4. Select “Immediately’ radio button to activate the changes immediately. 5. Click the ‘Activate Network Setting’ button. Now you are ready to STEP TWO and access XLV EX through your network (if the XLV Ex will not appear restart the unit by push the power button) 3.7 Change Password 1.

  • Page 15: Upgrading The System

    3.8 Upgrading the System This section describes the steps to take when upgrading the system. 3.8.1 Verifying Current System, Device and Software Status To check the updated system and software data, access the option screen under SYSTEM Status MANAGE Figure 10: System, Device and Software Information The information under the Software Versions heading indicates the software type and version installed as well as the type of unit in use.
  • Page 16 Figure 11: Manage Files 3. To upload a new file from your computer to the XLV Ex, input the filename in the corresponding form field or click the Choose File button to search for the file on your computer, and click the button.
  • Page 17 6. Carefully read through the license agreement, and do one of the following: Decline: If you decline to agree to the license agreement, make sure that the ‘I Decline’ radio button is selected and click the button. No software is updated and ROCEED WITH PDATE you return to the...

  • Page 18: System Logger

    3.9 System Logger 1. Select the SYSTEM/MANAGE/System Logger option. The following screen displays. Figure 15. System Logger You can set here the Log Level Prints if necessary Debug operations. - 17 -...

  • Page 19: System Restore

    3.10 System Restore Select SYSTEM/MANAGE/System Restore option. The following screen displays. Figure 16. System Restore Click Restore button. All the configuration files will restore to the factory default. 3.11 Shutting Down and Restarting the System To shut down or restart the system, select the tab.

  • Page 20: System Restart

    3.12 System Restart Follow these steps to restart the system. Select the option. The following screen displays Restart Figure 18. System Restart 2. Click the button. The system shuts down and restarts. ESTART YSTEM 3. DVB Configuration Proper operation of the system requires it to be configured as per your DVB-S and DVB-T provider’s instructions.

  • Page 21: Configuring Tuner

    4 Configuring tuner 4.1 Configuring the Satellite Tuner DVB-S/S2 This section describes the parameters you need to input to achieve a satellite connection. Note: This chapter's settings apply to all tuners 1- 4 Inputting Tuner Parameters (HTML Interface To input the satellite parameters as informed by your satellite provider, proceed as follows: 1.
  • Page 22 2. Select Desired Tuner 1 – 4:DVBS/S2 in the Selected Tuner Interfaces combo-box 3. Input the LNB type. - The XLV Ex can tune directly frequencies within the 9.50 to 21.50 GHz range. If you know the frequency on the coaxial cable, also known as L-band frequency, select LNB types ‘ ’.
  • Page 23 9. Ensure that the signal and data are locked and that the signal strength is within the acceptable range. The signal strength indicates the strength of the signal being received as a relative percentage of the total range of the XLV EX receiver. The background color is green if the signal strength is within the acceptable range of 22% to 88% and yellow if it is outside of this range.

  • Page 24: Configuring Tuner Parameters For Dvb-S2 Reception

    Figure 22: Satellite Tuner Status, Not Locked 4.2 Configuring Tuner Parameters for DVB-S2 Reception Certain video and audio streams are broadcasted through the DVB-S2 standard, which makes use of the latest modulation and coding methods in order to provide enhanced HDTV- and MPEG-4-quality broadcasts.
  • Page 25 Figure 23: DVBS2 Satellite Tuner Update 3. Input the LNB parameters and initial tuner parameters as per instructions 2 - 6 in the previous section. 4. Press U to apply the selected values. The Status screen displays again, PDATE showing all input parameters in the Current Tuner Settings section. - 24 -...
  • Page 26 Figure 24: DVBS2 Satellite Tuner Status, Locked - 25 -...
  • Page 27 4.3 Configuring XLV Ex-4134 Unicable mode Select TUNER/ MANAGE/ Update option. The following screen displays. Figure 25.Tuners Setting for Unicable models Input the LNB type. - The XLV Ex can tune directly frequencies within the 9.50 to 21.50 GHz range. Input both the low and high frequencies.
  • Page 28 Figure 26. Satellite Tuner Update for Unicable option. Input the satellite frequency in GHz in the ‘Frequency’ field under the Tuner Parameters heading. Input the symbol rate in KSym/s. Select the polarization of the satellite feed (either Vertical/Right or Horizontal/Left). After all of the parameters are input, click the U button.

  • Page 29: Diseqc Configuration

    4.4 DiSEqC Configuration Select TUNER/Tuner/ DiSEqC option. The following screen displays. Figure 27. DiSEqC command configuration. 1. Select the device type from the Type drop-down list (Switch, MultiSwitch or Advanced). 2. Input a unique name to identify this DiSEqC entry in the Name field (e.g.: Hotbird-13.0E). 3.
  • Page 30 Figure 28. DiSeqC command list. 7. Select TUNER/Tuner/ Update option. Select added DiSeqC option from the Command drop down list. The following screen displays. Figure 29.Update Tuner Settings with DiSeqC command - 29 -...

  • Page 31: Edit An Existing Diseqc Command

    4.4.1 Edit an existing DiSEqC command. 1. Select TUNER/Tuner/ DiSeqC option. Click Edit button for the command you want to change. The following screen displays. Figure 30. Edit DiSeqC Command 2. Edit the desired fields (Type, Position, LNB Option, etc.) 3.

  • Page 32: Configuring The Terrestrial Tuner Dvb-T

    4.5 Configuring the Terrestrial Tuner DVB-T/T2/ISDBT/ATSC This section describes the parameters you need to input to achieve a terrestrial connection. To achieve a connection, the device must be tuned to specific channels using the information supplied by your provider. You can tune the device using the physical Channel Number or its Center frequency number.
  • Page 33 2. Select the ‘Display Tune by Channel Number’ box under the Options heading . The following screen displays. Figure 32. Display Tune by Channel Number 3. Select the desired RF channel number from the Channel Number drop-down nu and press U PDATE The Status screen displays, specifying the channel number in the Current Tuner Settings sections 4.
  • Page 34 Figure 33. DVB-T Tuner Status, Locked 5. Ensure that you have signal and data locks and that the signal strength is within the acceptable range of 22% to 88%. (If you do not achieve ‘Locked’ status, check the connection of the coaxial cable to the device and verify you entered the correct parameters.

  • Page 35: Tuning By Center Frequency

    4.5.2 Tuning by Center Frequency 1. Select the TUNER/ The following screen displays. TUNER/Update Figure 34: Tuning by Frequency 2. Input the center frequency of the desired channel as supplied by your DVB-T service provider, in KHz. Select the information for the bandwidth parameter in the corresponding form fields, as per your service provider’s instructions.

  • Page 36: Scan Option

    4.5.3 Scan option 1. Select the TUNER/ Scan option. from the Selected Tuner Interface drop-down list. TUNER/ Following screen 8 displays. Figure 35. Scan option Editing Channel Numbers 2. The RF channel number used by the XLV Ex for tuning purposes corresponds by default to the band’s center frequency.
  • Page 37 Figure 36. Edit Channels. 1. Enter the exact frequency for the desired channel at the corresponding ‘Frequency’ field. 2. If you know the required frequency modulation, select it at the Modulation drop- down list; otherwise, select the ‘ ’ option. Auto 3.

  • Page 38: Start Scanning

    4.5.4 Start scanning 1. Click Start scanning button. The following screen displays Figure 37. Scanning progress 2. During the scan, the Frequency is updated to show the scan progress 3. Once the scan is completed, the page is updated to summarize the scan status and results Figure 38.

  • Page 39: Configuring The Cable Tuner Dvb-C

    4.6 Configuring the XLV Tuner to DVB-T2/C/ISDBT/ATSC This section describes how to change the XLV For the reception of one of the following transmission DVB-T2/C/ISDBT/ATSC modes Select TUNER/MANAGE/Update option. The followinnd screen displays. Figure 39. configurations 1. Select one of the transmission configuration radio button and click Update button. Following screen informed the system is getting rebooted displays.

  • Page 40: Streaming Dvb To Ip

    Streaming DVB to IP The XLV Ex devices are capable of streaming DVB-T/T2/C/ISDBT/ATSC video and audio broadcasts into your system for unicast or multicast redistribution. Streaming is enabled after the device is tuned to an DVB-T/T2/C/ISDBT/ATSC transponder. Follow the instructions in the next sub-sections to configure the device for streaming as per your needs.
  • Page 41 2. In the 'Audio Track' column, select the type of audio stream you wish to receive with the broadcast. (Remember that DVB-T/T2/C/ISDBT/ATSC transponders can stream broadcasts from both TV and radio stations; make sure you are streaming from the desired type of station).

  • Page 42: Viewing Streamed Tv Broadcasts

    Media players run from basic playback to highly advanced, professional-level audio and video editing software. Some of the most common media players are Videolan's VLC Media Player (www.videolan.com) and Elecard's products (www.elecard.com). VBox Communications Ltd. offers its own media player, the VBTV. Consult your vendor for further information.

  • Page 43: Using Channel List Operations

    2. To enable the IGMP function and have streams forwarded only if at least one connected suscriber is identified, select the 'Stream Programs Only if Listener Exists (Enable IGMP)' radio button and press the S button. The screen shows the current IGMP status as UBMIT "Enabled"...

  • Page 44: Streaming On Demand

    5.4 Streaming On Demand Once streaming parameters (audio track, destination IP address, port) have been set and there is no intention to change them, it is possible to activate streaming from the IP media player used to view the broadcasts. Follow the instructions below to configure the option to set streaming on demand: 1.

  • Page 45: Working With Streaming Configurations

    5.5 Working with Streaming Configurations The XLV EX invokes the last configuration when streaming again from the same transponder. However, it is recommended that you save your configuration in files for future use. Configurations include the following parameters: Broadcast selected for streaming Operation mode The system saves configurations in .ini files.

  • Page 46: Loading The Configuration

    5.5.2 Loading the Configuration 1. Select the STREAMING/MANAGE/Load Config. option. The following screen displays. Figure 47: Load Configuration 2. Select the radio button of the file containing the configuration you wish to invoke. Alternatively, select the 'Factory Defaults' radio button to clear all streaming settings. 3.

  • Page 47: Deleting The Configuration

    5.5.3 Deleting the Configuration 1. Select the STREAMING/MANAGE/Delete Config. option. The following screen displays. Figure 48. Delete Configuration 2. Select the radio button of the file containing the configuration you wish to delete. 3. Press Submit. The Delete Config. Window displays the updated list of configuration files. - 46 -...

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